Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-29

4 eesers1s oGer-en ne cnal Trade.
fAe ,. G. MarFzy-Rrief BsaeA.
Marine News-


Ihs PioDeers' Association Of WASH
layton Territory. e. their last annual
nss tag. decided that Port Tswnssnd
sae1ld Be the loestise for the next
veafIy eels6Rafi01. In vie1 Of this fact.
tas Caimakum Tribe No. 1. Of the In
provsc Order Of Red Men, a their last
meetlnR. rendered 70 the former ass0eia-
YEA the free Ess of their new ball On
aapis Ave1ne. Ths annual meeting Of
zoe f1oneers takes plaee On Tuesday.
Sans :. lsS7. This generous o6sF will,
enos1otedly, Be highly appreciated.
Inss q the only order Of BED Men n the
Ieffifory, and e IN q eourishing and
prospero1s condition. both socially and
nuanclally. The membership IL about
1to. Their new two-stoFy buildina IL an
ornament 10 the city. Il viii be dedi-
sased on the I0th proximo.
on IEE GOAL zRADR.
The expectation Of coal last week from
Puget sound amounted 10 $50 tons.
AhhoaRh the pries had dininished con-
sdefaoly IN San Francisco during the
week previous. yet the importation does
nos appeaR 20 have been diminished |
very mach. There 10 Reaegal feeling |
there that the top figure has been reach
ed. as the northern oolliers have become |
the principal sources Of supply, and that |
tue prices In future will be more steadi- |
u maintained than heretofore. Coal |
ing tonnage 10 more freely demanded |
than at any previous time daring the |
winter, bat this IL accounted for by the |
light shipments from foreign markets,
not including the British Oolumbla col
lieFiea.
Ths following are she latest qusts
lions from San Francisco relating 10 |
foreign coal: Australian, IS 70 per ton,
BY the cargo; Liverpool. IS 81 per ton;
LeAieh. lump, $3.50 per tse- As pre-
vtoosly stated the Coast zeal market is
too unsteady 10 quote prises.
Australian edvioes. referring 10 the
leeai demand In the Bay City. state
that the coal tonnage for the United
States has materially advanced, and,
since the receipt Of ietters. eableRrams
report still further advances; yet ship
owners are ehary about coming there
until grain or lumber frsiehts show q
little vitality or shippers are disposed to
make some encouraging quotations for
future charters. Al present the indioa-
tons are that there vill not be any
favorable news 10 shipowners relating
70 grain shipments until the middle OF
sumner.
A GOOD rEvKsTMKxT.
The bark d. O. Murray, Oaptsia
Alfred Cole, 10 the only vessel 60 Port |
Hsdlock. This bark has rscestly been |
thoroughly overhauled and her timbers |
bored asd found 20 Be- perfecsly sound.
She was formerly q packet in the HA-
waiian trade from San Francisco, and |
Was snmptuously fitted up for that pur-
pose with convenient apartments that |
could accommodate many passengers.
All Of this, however, 10 being removed |
TO make room for lumber, which she IL |
engaged 10 carry 10 San Francisco. The |
present owner, who purchased the barb |
for $3.50. is reported to have been |
offered $500, which was promptly re- |
fused. Her carrying capacity 10 about |
A9,C3O feet Of lambeF.
HRIEy NOTES.
The Port Hsdlock mile shut down 90 |
Wendesday to undergo some needed re- |
pairs. At present there are no vessels |
loading at that port, and nearly l00,0 |
feet Of iamber is piled on the dock |
ready for shipment.
John N. Sheehan, Sheriff Of Jefferson |
county, and his son Adrian are up the |
Sound on business.
AEk4tf AMINIu1h G1SNGnAH " lAcNtOE II
Gwin Hicks, of Tacoma, was in town |
yesterday interviewing the liquor deal |
eRs for the purpose of collecting the in |
ternal reveBue.
Rev. II. v. Rice went to DunReness
Yesterday to remain over Sunday.
Mrs Oroak. wife of Custom officer j. |
B. Croab, left On the Dispatch yester-
day for Port Angeles, where her hos. |
band is stationed.
Collector Q A. Brooks, Castum officer |
WintFode and Captain Gordon retained /
from visit at Baooms yesterday. on the
Edith.
Daniel Sserdh0uere, who has been |
for the past fortnight on San Juan ISL /
and rusticatinR, returned on Wednes-
day.
MARINE NEWS.
The ship louisiana, Captain Oliver,
1865 net tonnage, has arrived from San /
Francisco, making the passage in 10
days. The ship will 20 TO Tacoma and
load return cargo Of OsFbonado coal,
at 81 per ton. Her usual carrying eapa-
city is 1900 tons Of coal.
The ship Tacoma. Captain sheldon,
which has been for some time past en-
gagged In the coal trade between Tacoma
and san Francisco, vas chartered on /
Tuesday at the latter port 20 pToceed to /
the Hawaiian Islands and load sugar as
Q return car10.
The schooner Ida Schuanow, Captain
Beck. arrived on Wednesday 9 days
frem Klavack, Alaska. in ballast.
The British iron ship KilkeFFan, Gap
tain Ferguson, 1888 net tonnage, was /
chartered on Tuesday In San Francisco
TO lead lumbeF on Puget Sound for Val
paraiso.
The bark India, Captain Alliland,
1l4l net tonnage, lumber laden from
Port BIakely for Valparaiso. is shipping
a cre~. She will probably clear by
Monday. Her charter states that she
carries the cargo for 81 Be- Cd per thou
sand feet.
The swedish bark Msdora, Oaptaia
Nordfeldt, 40 net tonnage, has arrived
In ballast from Melbourne after q voy- |
age Of 6 days. The bark IL chartered 1
10 load lumber % Port LudloV for Svd-
ney At 81 los per thousand feet. Toe
vessel vas towed up Sound yesterday By
the Blakely.
The ship Fannie Tucker, Captain @.
n. Gfsenleaf, 1877 net tonnage, which
recently carried q cargo of 2207 tens OF
coal from Nanaimo 10 San Francisco, il
nov under charter from the latter port /
TO lumber on the Sound for San Diego.
The ship Theobald, Captain Reed.
9sl net tonnage, arrived ct San Diego
on last Friday, twelve days from Pert /
Discovery, lumber laden.
The steamship WAlla Waila hss ar
rived at PoFt Meedy, aud discharged
q, $50 pounds Of wool valued At $7e59, /
consigned TO Boston; and go, 4oS pounds
Of sugar, amounting 10 e34.I22. for So. |
Paul.
The German bark Johann Kepler, |
CsptatR Van Oppen, ~ net tonnage,
arrived yesterday from ean FrsHeisco,
making the passage IN foaEteen days
bound 10 Tacoma TO load lumber for |
Melbourne. Captain Harrington &c |
eoupanied the barb - pilot and steve |
aore.
The ship Oriental. Captain Slater,
l69S net tonnage, vas towed 20 sea yes
terday BY the tag Tacoma coal laden !
for san Francisco from Tacoma.
The tuR BiAkely toved TO Pert Lad |
ioS yesterday the Norwegian bark Nor
way, Captain AlberthseB. e57 net too
mage. where she viii load lumber for